betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
support; backing; patronage
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
noble; lofty; high-minded
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
dismissal (of an employee); discharge; firing; layoff
don't worry about it; it's nothing; don't give it a thought
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
old couple; elderly couple
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
letting (someone) die without helping
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
dismissal; sacking; discharge
superstition; superstitious belief
to burst open; to pop; to split
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly
big frame; large figure; huge body
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern